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  • Beady Eye: Bring The Light Review

    So the time has come for young Liam Gallagher’s new band Beady EyeBeady Eye, to unleash their wares on the world.

    Bring the Light is uptempo with sixties tinges. It’s actually damn catchy with clever piano hooks, hand claps, nice guitar lines and What surprised me most, Liam Gallagher’s vocals. Hand on heart, I was never an Oasis fan but this shows a side I, for one, haven’t seen before.

    It’s more rock n’roll and Gallagher’s vocals have been produced with a nice old school vibe. Some nice female backing vocals are also added to the mix, making this quite a surprisingly interesting free download. I like this a hellofalot.

    Download it from the band’s website .

  • Ou Est Le Swimming Pool: The Golden Year Review

    Ou Est Le Swimming PoolIt’s taken me a while to try and review this objectively. Even now I’m not sure I’ll be able to.

    From the opening notes of ‘You Started’, it’s hard not to feel nostalgic for a band whose lead singer’s life ended way too early. Charles Haddon’s vocals draw you in immediately in this sparsely produced track, letting his vocals and a simple piano line take centre stage. A beautiful cello line makes this track an amazing opener. Completely different from the singles we have previously heard from Ou Est Le Swimming Pool.

    ‘The Key’ is the first of the band’s four singles on the album. The track brings OELSP back into the 80s synth pop that we have come to know from the band. It’s also probably the least obvious single but is a definite grower with a nice build up in the chorus.

    OELSP have a great sound and playing it down as much as possible I love the dirty bass synth sound they have perfected so well.  These New Knights shows this in all its glory and shows Ou Est Le Swimming Pool were never going to be a one a one trick pony. ‘Dance The Way I Feel’ is infectious and makes you want to dance with its shouty chorus. On this version there’s also the introduction of a nice string section. Pure heaven! (more…)

  • Then 1956: CD Review

    Then 1956When this CD landed in my inbox my initial reaction was ‘ooh a compilation from 1956, the year that changed music forever’. But I was also a bit cautious, prior knowledge of some compilations of oldies have left me cold with bad quality versions of the hits of the day.

    Compiled by Dave McAleer, who is an expert in music of the 50’s and 60’s, Then 1956 also looks at the events of the year which are documented in the sleeve notes. The song choices are great, featuring some the better known tracks of the year from Elvis Presley, Dean Martin and of course, Bill Haley & The Comets to lesser known tracks like Teresa Brewers’ ‘A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl’.

    What was most important for me though was pressing play and hearing these songs in great quality. The tracks are not dull and don’t sound like they were recorded in the bottom of a well. Score!

    Whether a music lover or a newbie to the era, Then 1956 is a really introduction not only to the music of the year but its also really interesting to listen to these tracks and see how music has changed.

    As for the title of the series ‘Then 1956′ instead of the ‘Now‘ series, pure genius.

    Then 1956 is out on November 12th on FutureNoiseMusic

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  • Hogan: Five Years On Review

    five years on hoganHogan have been around for a few years now and have just released the album ‘Boom’ from which the single ‘Five Years On’ is taken.

    The single is an driving rock track that you can dance to and was produced by Greg Havers (Manics, The Lost Prophets, Melanie C).

    It is a grower and after a couple of listens the track does draw you in more. The first vocal line kind threw me off a bit with what seems to be a faux accent, perhaps trying bring the band into the Pop/punk market. Luckily this doesn’t arise later in the track.

    There’s some good musicianship and great drumming, going on this once Hogan find where their musical home is, they’ll be sorted. Should hear more of this around.

    Video after the break (more…)